familiar name

Example Sentences

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If you’re a Gen Xer who immersed yourself in punk rock or listened to college radio, The Waterboys will be a familiar name, if they don’t make your heart sing with fond nostalgia.

From Salon • Oct. 7, 2025

Bessent is a familiar name in the hedge fund world, and for some years he worked under the longtime financier and Democratic backer George Soros.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2024

Sonam Wangchuk, 58, became a familiar name in India when Bollywood star Aamir Khan played a character inspired by him in the 2009 blockbuster 3 Idiots.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2024

Five minutes in on Saturday, he allowed a soft goal to Marcus Johansson, a familiar name at Climate Pledge Arena — Johansson played for Seattle during the inaugural season in 2021-22.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2024

A Jeep rounds the comer and a knot of young men chase it, calling a familiar name.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García